Mercury Records Co-founder Adams DiesAugust 28th, 2009 Legendary Hollywood talent agent and Mercury Records co-founder BERLE ADAMS has died, aged 92. Berle passed away on Tuesday (25Aug09) in Los Angeles following a long illness.
John Quade, who played villain in Clint Eastwood films, dies in Southern California at 71August 13th, 2009 Character actor John Quade dies at 71LOS ANGELES — John Quade, who played the heavy in several Clint Eastwood movies and was the sheriff in the TV miniseries "Roots," has died. He was 71. His wife Gwen says Quade died in his sleep of natural causes Sunday at his home in the Southern California desert town of Rosamond.
John Hughes mourned at private service in Illinois; writer-director died at 59 in NYCAugust 12th, 2009 John Hughes mourned at private service in IllinoisLAKE FOREST, Ill. — Filmmaker John Hughes is being remembered by family and friends who gathered in a Chicago suburb for a private funeral.
SIMPLE MINDS PLAN HUGHES TRIBUTEAugust 12th, 2009 British rockers SIMPLE MINDS are planning to honour late moviemaker JOHN HUGHES on their upcoming world tour - by dedicating their classic track DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) to his memory. The track was featured in Hughes' seminal 1985 film The Breakfast Club and is also the title of a new documentary about the director, who died of a heart attack in New York last week (06Aug09) aged 59.
STEIN HONOURS HUGHES AT FUNERALAugust 11th, 2009 Actor BEN STEIN paid an emotional farewell to his FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF director JOHN HUGHES at his "very touching" funeral on Tuesday (11Aug09). Hughes passed away aged 59 after suffering a heart attack while out walking in Manhattan, New York last week (06Aug09) - and a host of stars, including Stein, Matthew Broderick and Vince Vaughn, turned out for his private memorial in Lake Forest, Illinois.
With humor and angst, John Hughes' films defined a genre and a generation in the '80sAugust 7th, 2009 John Hughes defined a genre and a generationLOS ANGELES — "Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois, 60062.
John Hughes dies at 59August 7th, 2009 The director of hit films like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Pretty in Pink was 59 when he collapsed and died while walking in Manhattan, New York on Thursday (06Aug09)
Hughes was the father of two children and he happened to move out of limelight in the 1990s to run a farm in his native Illinois. Curly Sue made in 1991 was his last film as a director, he had also written the screenplays for Drillbit Taylor in 2008’s, and Jennifer Lopez's Maid in Manhattan in 2002
John Hughes was also the man behind the Home Alone and Beethoven film franchises.
John Hughes, director of 'Sixteen Candles,' 'The Breakfast Club,' dies at 59 in NYCAugust 7th, 2009 '80s teen flick director John Hughes dies in NYCNEW YORK — Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as "The Breakfast Club," ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Home Alone, died Thursday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59. Hughes died of a heart attack during a morning walk in Manhattan, Michelle Bega said.
STARS PAY TRIBUTE TO HUGHESAugust 6th, 2009 STEVE MARTIN, MACAULAY CULKIN and MATTHEW BRODERICK are leading the tributes to director JOHN HUGHES, who died on Thursday (06Aug09). Hughes passed away after suffering a heart attack while out walking in Manhattan, New York.
BRAT PACK LEADER JOHN HUGHES DEAD AT 59August 6th, 2009 Brat Pack director JOHN HUGHES has died after suffering a heart attack. The man behind hit films like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Pretty in Pink was 59 when he collapsed and died while walking in Manhattan, New York on Thursday (06Aug09).
Jazz composer George Russell, who developed theory used by Davis and Coltrane, dies at 86July 28th, 2009 Jazz composer George Russell dies at 86BOSTON — Jazz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died. His publicist says Russell, who taught at the New England Conservatory, died Monday in Boston at age 86 of complications from Alzheimer's.
John Dawson, co-founder of psychedelic band New Riders of the Purple Sage, dies at 64July 24th, 2009 Psychedelic songwriter John Dawson dies at 64SAN FRANCISCO — John "Marmaduke" Dawson, a longtime Grateful Dead collaborator who co-wrote "Friend of the Devil" and developed a devoted following with his psychedelic country group New Riders of the Purple Sage, has died. He was 64. Dawson died Tuesday from stomach cancer in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where he had retired several years ago, said Rob Bleetstein, archivist for the band.
Writer Langston Hughes' boyhood home in Ohio sold in foreclosure, bank to put it on marketJuly 22nd, 2009 Langston Hughes house in Ohio sold in foreclosureCLEVELAND — A boyhood home of writer Langston Hughes has been sold in foreclosure in Cleveland. The 2½-story, wood-frame house on the city's east side was sold at a sheriff's auction in February for $16,667.
Joe Jackson: Michael became a hermitJuly 16th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's dad Joe has blasted his son's entourage for turning his son into a Howard Hughes-style hermit. The 79-year-old compared the singer's hell to that of the eccentric billionaire who died a recluse in 1976, reports The Sun.
Hollywood writer John Furia Jr., famed for penning "Bonanza," "The Waltons," dies at 79May 9th, 2009 Hollywood writer John Furia Jr. dies at age 79LOS ANGELES — Prolific screen and television writer John Furia Jr., who penned popular series including "Bonanza," ''The Waltons" and "Hawaii Five-O" among many others, has died.
Famous director and screen-writer John Hughes died due to heart attack on Thursday. He was 59. The last film he directed was “Curly Sue,” in 1991. In 1994, he retired from both the film business. His last public project was writing an independent film, “Reach the Rock,” in 1999. Hughes is survived by his wife, Nancy, and two sons, James and John.
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